It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion ...

After years of lying largely dormant, plans are in place to have Boise’s Simplot Hill undergo a more than decadelong makeover that will bring a feature-rich, publicly accessible park to the north ...

If you look up Thursday night over the Boise Foothills and your mind wanders to a galaxy far away, don’t worry. There is nothing to fear from Emperor Palpatine. There is, however, a Star Wars ...

BOISE -- An accident has people clamoring for more safety measures at a Boise sledding hill. 'People come here under the assumption that this is a safe place to take their kids. But, the safety ...

BOISE -- An accident has people clamoring for more safety measures at a Boise sledding hill. People come here under the assumption that this is a safe place to take their kids. But, the safety ...

POCATELLO, Idaho — Kalispell Glacier junior Annie Hill took first place in the 3,200-meter run Saturday at the prestigious Simplot Games indoor track and field meet at Idaho State University. Hill, ...